Silver Lake is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Silver Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Lake, ~46% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Lake leans more Republican than 68 of 99 neighbors.
Silver Lake runs about 30 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Silver Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Silver Lake leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Silver Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Silver Lake votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Silver Lake runs about 30 points more Republican. Density and white share pull in opposite directions and roughly cancel in Silver Lake.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Silver Lake, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Silver Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Lake is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Silver Lake own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pembroke, MA R+3
- Monponsett, MA R+8
- Kingston, MA D+4
- Halifax, MA R+14
- Duxbury, MA D+16
- Plympton, MA R+14
- Hanson, MA R+9
- Marshfield, MA D+8
- Standish, MA D+16
- North Carver, MA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coleman, GA R+9
- Rafter, TN R+72
- Bridgewater, VT D+13
- Chloride, AZ R+44
- Elon, VA R+43
- Croton Falls, NY Even
- Barnard, MO R+60
- Cherry, IL R+42
- Trinity Center, CA R+28
- Owens, MO R+73
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.